The Topstone

The primary reason for this book concerns the missing topstone of the Great Pyramid (circa 2588 B.C.). According to the ancient Greek traveler, who visited the building, the Great Pyramid was complete and intact. The casing-stones were on the structure. Yet, he wrote, the building lacked a topstone, with only a square platform on top. This is a significant question: Did the builders reject the chief cornerstone or topstone? By this, I mean that certain writings say that the builders...
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The primary reason for this book concerns the missing topstone of the Great Pyramid (circa 2588 B.C.). According to the ancient Greek traveler, who visited the building, the Great Pyramid was complete and intact. The casing-stones were on the structure. Yet, he wrote, the building lacked a topstone, with only a square platform on top. This is a significant question: Did the builders reject the chief cornerstone or topstone? By this, I mean that certain writings say that the builders rejected the headstone or topstone, not placing it on the top of the Great Pyramid. They reportedly left a square platform-without a topstone. If this is true, the archtect could have deposited the chief cornerstone in another area or location on the Gizeh terrain.The author presents his hypothesis concerning the theoretical location of the missing topstone. The architect may have selected a predetermined location, based on the mathematical measurements and design of the Great Pyramid and the Second Pyramid. The topstone may have been "rejected" by the builders and buried in the ground. The topstone would be the last stone to be positioned on the top of the Great Pyramid.The book also open explores the relationship of mathematics, UFOs, archaeology, history, biblical records (including Mormon records), ancient legends and other reports as they related to the topstone and the Great Pyramid. The book includes 60 pages of text and 114 full page mathematical charts to show his thesis and mathematical calculations regarding different aspects of these relationships.Originally self-published in 1970, an objective reader may find some questionable logic in Larson's pursuits as he references questionable sources as fact to push many of his theories. At some points in the book, readers may see some hints of mental illness and the author tends to correlate what seem completely irrelevant data points and then constructs elaborate drawings and math equations to somehow prove relevance or causation.